The sixth iteration of Samsung's flagship Android handset was announced in Barcelona no long ago, as you might have heard. Waiting for the new Samsung Galaxy S model to be unveiled has become an annual event anticipated as much as the yearly updating of the Apple iPhone. And my, has Sammy's little boy become all grown up, with stellar hardware, and classy exterior.

The infographic on the right comes to show how the Samsung Galaxy S line started with the OG phone sporting a 4 inch, Super AMOLED screen and powered by a 1GHz processor. The Samsung Galaxy S6 features a 5.1 inch Quad HD ...]]>NewsTue, 17 Mar 2015 03:39:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/From-the-OG-to-the-Edge-evolution-of-the-Samsung-Galaxy-S-line-infographic_id67261/commentsDaniel P.Is your smartphone spying on you? (Infographic)http://www.phonearena.com/news/Is-your-smartphone-spying-on-you-Infographic_id66144

In the day and age when governments, companies, marketers, and assorted hackers, have their prying eyes on our digital life, smartphones have become a godsend for each and every tracking purpose. They can log our movements, location, searches, messages and calls, and send that information freely to anyone without the average user ever realizing what's going on.

After the NSA snooping revelations, there has been a proliferation of privacy-oriented apps. We already reviewed the secure messaging client Telegram, which is a part of a growing cohort of new applications for Android that promise ...]]>NewsWed, 18 Feb 2015 05:10:00 -0600http://www.phonearena.com/news/Is-your-smartphone-spying-on-you-Infographic_id66144/commentsDaniel P.Siri tops Cortana and Google Now in multi-language testhttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Siri-tops-Cortana-and-Google-Now-in-multi-language-test_id65724A test of the three major voice-activated virtual personal assistants found that when it comes to multi-language use, Siri is more accurate than its rivals. 18 questions in English, Italian, French, German and Mandarin were asked to each of the three personal assistants. Answers that quickly came back correct received a 1.0 score. Those with correct answers that were not quite as easy to find (for example, they might be hidden among search results) were scored a 0.5. Answers that were irrelevant to the question, or which stated that the task could not be completed, were scored a 0.0.

When ...]]>NewsSat, 07 Feb 2015 23:08:00 -0600http://www.phonearena.com/news/Siri-tops-Cortana-and-Google-Now-in-multi-language-test_id65724/commentsAlan F.Infographic puts historic mobile internet speeds in perspective, shows how spoiled we arehttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Infographic-puts-historic-mobile-internet-speeds-in-perspective-shows-how-spoiled-we-are_id65598"Ewww, that phone does no 4G LTE?" some of us go at the sight of the still prevalent 3G-only devices available, especially in regions where the newer standard is supported by your carrier. And since one might argue that technology is spoiling us (and rather successfully), it's probably a good idea to get some perspective every now on then on things you have your mind dead set on.

A new infographic by UK's Lycamobile helps with that by outlining the meteoric rise in download speeds achievable with your pocketable handheld device. Starting with the 1980's and going through the ...]]>NewsWed, 04 Feb 2015 08:57:00 -0600http://www.phonearena.com/news/Infographic-puts-historic-mobile-internet-speeds-in-perspective-shows-how-spoiled-we-are_id65598/commentsChris P.See where Apple's money comes from (infographic)http://www.phonearena.com/news/See-where-Apples-money-comes-from-infographic_id65539

Apple just scored the largest quarterly corporate profit in the history of mankind, making about $18 billion last quarter, and toppling the largest three-month corporate profit of $16 billion that belonged to the Russian juggernaut Gazprom.

The iPhone line's average selling price was $687 for the quarter, marking a $50 increase from last year, due to the fact that Apple now has the iPhone 6 Plus, whose starting price is a Benjamin higher than the breadwinner. Compare this to Android's ASP of just $254, plus the fact that Apple is now tied with Samsung for ...]]>NewsTue, 03 Feb 2015 08:12:00 -0600http://www.phonearena.com/news/See-where-Apples-money-comes-from-infographic_id65539/commentsDaniel P.OnePlus 2014 status report released: trendier than the Kardashians (infographic)http://www.phonearena.com/news/OnePlus-2014-status-report-released-trendier-than-the-Kardashians-infographic_id65524

Back in November, we told you that 500,000 OnePlus One units had been sold, and that the company was aiming to sell one million handsets for 2014. Sure enough, the company came very close to hitting that mark for the year. Not bad for a company that sells just one device, but far from the company's initial ambitions, too. We do have to wonder how many more units OnePlus might have sold if it didn't adhere to the oft-criticized invitation system. OnePlus also had some early stumbles with its marketing.

As for the waiting period, OnePlus explained, it needed to keep supply and demand ...]]>NewsTue, 03 Feb 2015 04:33:00 -0600http://www.phonearena.com/news/OnePlus-2014-status-report-released-trendier-than-the-Kardashians-infographic_id65524/commentsDaniel P.This infographic treats us to a brief history of cell phones and mobile technologyhttp://www.phonearena.com/news/This-infographic-treats-us-to-a-brief-history-of-cell-phones-and-mobile-technology_id65351Mobile phones as we now know them have surely gone a long way ever since their debut back in the l990s. What's more, most of you have probably witnessed their evolution path from those antenna-toting, monochrome pioneer bricks to the recent beasts with 4GB of RAM and curved displays.

Looking back, it's pretty safe to say that the mobile industry has been one of the more dynamic during the last decade or so, achieving such a prominent evolution jump over the span of just a few years.

It's all interesting to delve into the days of old and remind ourselves ...]]>NewsThu, 29 Jan 2015 07:13:00 -0600http://www.phonearena.com/news/This-infographic-treats-us-to-a-brief-history-of-cell-phones-and-mobile-technology_id65351/commentsPeter K.Inside Microsoft's HoloLens headgear: all you need to know in a video and infographichttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Inside-Microsofts-HoloLens-headgear-all-you-need-to-know-in-a-video-and-infographic_id65158Perhaps the craziest thing announced by Microsoft during the Windows 10 presentation is Windows Holographic - APIs that can be utilized by developers for multidimensional imaging, gaming, CAD apps, and so on. Not only that, but the company also announced Microsoft HoloLens - a virtual reality kind of headgear.

The augmented reality kit has its own computing power, rivaling that of current laptops, and spacial sound technology for holographic processing, able to understand what you are looking at, understand your voice, and run without any wires, processing terabytes of information ...]]>NewsFri, 23 Jan 2015 08:17:00 -0600http://www.phonearena.com/news/Inside-Microsofts-HoloLens-headgear-all-you-need-to-know-in-a-video-and-infographic_id65158/commentsDaniel P.Ustwo Games infographic showcases success, and cost, of beautiful Monument Valley gamehttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Ustwo-Games-infographic-showcases-success-and-cost-of-beautiful-Monument-Valley-game_id64869There is little arguing that Monument Valley is one of the more enchanting games to hit the mobile space in some time. The puzzles, as visually engaging as some are difficult, are a tribute to the surrealistic works of Dutch artist M.C. Escher.

Monument Valley is a game, it is a puzzle, and it is a work of art. Still, many people groaned at the price of admission for what was initially only 10 levels of game-play. The expansion of Forgotten Shores was available late last year as an in-app purchase.

Such is the life of small development teams though, ad-supported games can usually ...]]>NewsThu, 15 Jan 2015 23:57:00 -0600http://www.phonearena.com/news/Ustwo-Games-infographic-showcases-success-and-cost-of-beautiful-Monument-Valley-game_id64869/commentsMaxwell R.Android users watch more porn than iOS usershttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Android-users-watch-more-porn-than-iOS-users_id64660A new report published today by Porn Hub, reveals that Android users continue to watch more porn than iOS users. As we've told you before, the porn site keeps track of an incredible range of statistics. For example, last year the site revealed that Windows Phone users looking at porn, take longer to reach their destination than users of other mobile operating systems.

Porn Hub's bean counters found that 45% of visits to the site came from a smartphone in 2014. 11% came from a tablet. That is a gain of 12 percentage points for, ahem, handsets. Tablets saw their share grow (stop giggling) ...]]>NewsSat, 10 Jan 2015 21:08:00 -0600http://www.phonearena.com/news/Android-users-watch-more-porn-than-iOS-users_id64660/commentsAlan F.The rise and demise of Nokia infographichttp://www.phonearena.com/news/The-rise-and-demise-of-Nokia-infographic_id64615Nokia's new CEO Rajeev Suri recently mapped out the future of the Finnish telecommunications giant after its phone business got acquired by Microsoft, and, sadly, Nokia doesn't plan on making phones anymore. "We are not looking to a direct consumer return to handsets per se," were his actual words. Still, there is a silver lining, and it is that there is an extremely high interest in licensing the brand, he added, so at some point in the longer term the Nokia name "will return to the consumer world," which has already materialized with the sold-out Nokia N1 tablet.

As for the other ...]]>NewsFri, 09 Jan 2015 04:30:00 -0600http://www.phonearena.com/news/The-rise-and-demise-of-Nokia-infographic_id64615/commentsDaniel P.Infographic shows which Android apps ask for the most permission requestshttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Infographic-shows-which-Android-apps-ask-for-the-most-permission-requests_id64216Before you install an app on your Android phone, you need to give developers certain permissions that allow them to access certain parts of your handset. The developers claim that such access is required in order for their apps to work correctly. Vocativ has put together an infographic showing which Android apps request the most permissions, and which ones specifically want permission to access your phone microphones, contact books, text messages, and call logs.

On the top of the list, security app AntiVirus Security asked for 44 permissions, which might not be terribly out of line for a ...]]>NewsTue, 30 Dec 2014 12:49:00 -0600http://www.phonearena.com/news/Infographic-shows-which-Android-apps-ask-for-the-most-permission-requests_id64216/commentsAlan F.Loaded with cash: here are some of the bigger spenders and savers among the app developershttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Loaded-with-cash-here-are-some-of-the-bigger-spenders-and-savers-among-the-app-developers_id63899Have you ever wondered what app developers do (or don't do) with the money they make thanks to their software creations? The in-app purchases that most of them come with are surely finding their way to a multitude of different pockets, and but it's close to impossible to know who takes the bigger cuts.

Then again, it's sure that less than one percent of all app developers, regardless of mobile platform they've chosen, have made enough money to afford a lavish lifestyle for the rest of their lives.

We have a neat infographic in store, which will give you a sneak peek of the world ...]]>NewsWed, 17 Dec 2014 05:05:00 -0600http://www.phonearena.com/news/Loaded-with-cash-here-are-some-of-the-bigger-spenders-and-savers-among-the-app-developers_id63899/commentsPeter K.A 'Year in Entertainment'”: Google infographic reveals the best Play apps, games, music and TV for 2014http://www.phonearena.com/news/A-Year-in-Entertainment-Google-infographic-reveals-the-best-Play-apps-games-music-and-TV-for-2014_id63713

For the first time ever, Google has released a trendy infographic that pegs the best in entertainment, as dropped by the stats in the Play Store. The best in apps, games, movies, TV series and books offered in the Android ecosystem has been listed for the world to see, and some of the top performers are pretty surprising.

The year's app category that showed the most explosive growth is the health and fitness one, for instance, while the obscure "Don't tap on the white tile" game occupies second place, right after Candy Crush. When it comes to music, the fastest-growing ...]]>NewsThu, 11 Dec 2014 09:01:00 -0600http://www.phonearena.com/news/A-Year-in-Entertainment-Google-infographic-reveals-the-best-Play-apps-games-music-and-TV-for-2014_id63713/commentsDaniel P.This is what users have accomplished in the two years since Ingress was releasedhttp://www.phonearena.com/news/This-is-what-users-have-accomplished-in-the-two-years-since-Ingress-was-released_id63137It has been two whole years since Ingress was first released; and, in that time, the game has become something much bigger. Niantic Labs didn't set out to just make a game, but to build a world atop our own. The game has an incredibly loyal player base, and to celebrate its second birthday, Google has put together an infographic of the impressive feats its players have accomplished.

The list of accomplishments are pretty impressive, especially considering that the game was in closed beta for the first year of its life, and was Android-only until just this past July. Google says ...]]>NewsFri, 21 Nov 2014 21:35:00 -0600http://www.phonearena.com/news/This-is-what-users-have-accomplished-in-the-two-years-since-Ingress-was-released_id63137/commentsMichael H.This inforgraphic tells you how to stop others from spying on you via your smartphonehttp://www.phonearena.com/news/This-inforgraphic-tells-you-how-to-stop-others-from-spying-on-you-via-your-smartphone_id63094On Thursday, we received an infographic that answers some questions that you might have about who is spying on your phone. Don't tell us that you've never given the matter some thought. And the scary thing is that your privacy can be compromised without you having a clue. According to the inforgraphic, smartphone users are being tracked by government agencies at home, in hotel rooms and while receiving medical care.

It is not just the government that is squeezing information out of your handset. When you go shopping, retailers are using Wi-Fi to track your movement inside stores. They are ...]]>NewsThu, 20 Nov 2014 12:44:00 -0600http://www.phonearena.com/news/This-inforgraphic-tells-you-how-to-stop-others-from-spying-on-you-via-your-smartphone_id63094/commentsAlan F.Sony emphasizes on the photography capabilities of the Xperia Z3 in this nifty infographichttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Sony-emphasizes-on-the-photography-capabilities-of-the-Xperia-Z3-in-this-nifty-infographic_id63077Although we were slightly more wooed by the Sony Xperia Z3 Compact munchkin, we can't deny that the Sony Xperia Z3 is a noteworthy device in its own league, too. Its camera is among the bigger assets of the device - it produces detailed images with a natural, what-you-see-is-what-you-get color representation, which is commendable.

Specs-wise, the shooter has a 20.7 MP 1/2.3” Exmor RS sensor with 1.12 micron pixels; Sony's current flagship is among the first devices from a major manufacturers to support an 12800 ISO light sensitivity setting, which oils the works for less-noisy ...]]>NewsThu, 20 Nov 2014 05:52:00 -0600http://www.phonearena.com/news/Sony-emphasizes-on-the-photography-capabilities-of-the-Xperia-Z3-in-this-nifty-infographic_id63077/commentsPeter K.WhatsApp by the numbers - the millions, billions, competitors, and "no ads!" of a hugely successful messengerhttp://www.phonearena.com/news/WhatsApp-by-the-numbers---the-millions-billions-competitors-and-no-ads-of-a-hugely-successful-messenger_id62519We almost missed it, but it appears WhatsApp celebrates its five-year birthday today! We didn't get any birthday cake (shame!), but the company sent us this awesome infographic. Made by Lisa Hallgren at digital agency DPFOC, it sings the tune of millions and billions of numbers related to the app's relatively short history.

WhatsApp fans can enjoy intriguing nuggets of information from it, while competitors should sit and learn. Did you know WhatsApp has 1 active developer per 14 million users? Or that it processes 50 million messages all over the glob daily? You will also ...]]>NewsWed, 05 Nov 2014 10:17:00 -0600http://www.phonearena.com/news/WhatsApp-by-the-numbers---the-millions-billions-competitors-and-no-ads-of-a-hugely-successful-messenger_id62519/commentsLuis D.Happy 7th birthday, Android! Check out some glorious milestones of the mobile OS in this succinct infographichttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Happy-7th-birthday-Android-Check-out-some-glorious-milestones-of-the-mobile-OS-in-this-succinct-infographic_id62501Despite the controversies, many celebrate Android's birthday on November 5, as on this date in 2007 a working beta version of the operating system got released. Although the birthday certificate of this exact pioneering build of the OS does not make it clear if its pre-confectionery name was "Astro Boy", "Bender", or even... "R2-D2", we can assume that it was then when the green robot saw the light of day for the very first time. Well, the first Android device - the HTC Dream (also known as the T-Mobile G1) - actually appeared a solid 10 months later, but nonetheless, a birthday is a birthday!

November ...]]>NewsWed, 05 Nov 2014 04:04:00 -0600http://www.phonearena.com/news/Happy-7th-birthday-Android-Check-out-some-glorious-milestones-of-the-mobile-OS-in-this-succinct-infographic_id62501/commentsPeter K.Infographic helps you decide which Apple iPad model you should buyhttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Infographic-helps-you-decide-which-Apple-iPad-model-you-should-buy_id61928Believe it or not, Apple has produced 56 different iPads. These 56 different slates are covered by 16 price points: $249, $299, $349, $379, $399, $429, $449, $479, $499, $529, $579, $599, $629, $699, $729 and $829. There are five different models, four different amounts of native memory, three colors and two different screen sizes.

The new models just introduced by Apple last week include the Apple iPad Air 2 and the Apple iPad mini 3. The former includes a design that makes the slate the thinnest tablet in the world, powered by the new Apple A8X processor. RAM is doubled to 2GB and Touch ...]]>NewsSun, 19 Oct 2014 20:37:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Infographic-helps-you-decide-which-Apple-iPad-model-you-should-buy_id61928/commentsAlan F.Google finds that teenagers are more likely to use voice search than adultshttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Google-finds-that-teenagers-are-more-likely-to-use-voice-search-than-adults_id61709Google has released an infographic that reveals the results of a survey of 1400 teens and adults with a smartphone. The goal is to see who is using voice search, and why. As it turns out, 55% of teens employ the feature at least once a day, as opposed to 41% of adults who use it daily. The figure for teens rises to 75% for those youngsters who use their smartphone more than 11 hours a day.

So just what are teens and adults using voice search for? Both use it to ask for directions (38% teens, 40% adults). But while 31% of teens use voice search to help them do homework, 39% of adults use ...]]>NewsTue, 14 Oct 2014 12:10:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Google-finds-that-teenagers-are-more-likely-to-use-voice-search-than-adults_id61709/commentsAlan F.At the cutting edge: Samsung releases a fancy infographic about the Galaxy Note Edgehttp://www.phonearena.com/news/At-the-cutting-edge-Samsung-releases-a-fancy-infographic-about-the-Galaxy-Note-Edge_id61484Frankly said, little to nobody expected Samsung to showcase a novel device such as the Galaxy Note Edge at its Unpacked event where the Galaxy Note 4 was expected to debut. Of course, the innovative niche device with the display that overlaps the edge won't perform as successfully on the market as its Galaxy Note 4 peer, but this doesn't mean that the device is less interesting.

The Back in September, Samsung released an infographic which emphasized the key features of the device and showed us why Samsung is so proud of its Galaxy Note 4 phablet flagship. However, the novel and intriguing ...]]>NewsWed, 08 Oct 2014 03:28:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/At-the-cutting-edge-Samsung-releases-a-fancy-infographic-about-the-Galaxy-Note-Edge_id61484/commentsPeter K.This infographic explores the early years of smartphones and the rise of the iPhonehttp://www.phonearena.com/news/This-infographic-explores-the-early-years-of-smartphones-and-the-rise-of-the-iPhone_id61330Imagine a world without smartphones. Go on, we'll wait. Now remember the first time you grasped such a device in your hand and try to reminisce of the feelings that you experienced at that point. While many of you will hardly recall their first encounter with a smartphone, you can surely remember the exact make and model of the device.

Depending on your age, you might have witnessed the rise and fall of certain manufacturers, as well as the gradual shift towards more uniform, less discerning from one another smartphones. We've already made several picks of the more notable smartphones from ...]]>NewsFri, 03 Oct 2014 05:54:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/This-infographic-explores-the-early-years-of-smartphones-and-the-rise-of-the-iPhone_id61330/commentsPeter K.Ready to note? Samsung also posts an infographic about the Galaxy Note 4http://www.phonearena.com/news/Ready-to-note-Samsung-also-posts-an-infographic-about-the-Galaxy-Note-4_id61098Just a while ago, Samsung released an official unboxing video of the Galaxy Note 4 and briefly after, the largest smartphone manufacturer in the world also treated us to an infographic regarding the many merits (as Samsung itself sees them) of the newest flagship of the Note family of phablets. Many features of the S Pen-wielding device are being stressed upon in the infographic. For starters, Sammy seems to be focusing on the relatively compact build of the 5.7-inch device and its metal-clad frame.

The rather pixel-rich Super AMOLED display of the Samsung Galaxy Note 4 is also among ...]]>NewsFri, 26 Sep 2014 05:55:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Ready-to-note-Samsung-also-posts-an-infographic-about-the-Galaxy-Note-4_id61098/commentsPeter K.Fancy infographic explains why the new iPhones don't have sapphire glasshttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Fancy-infographic-explains-why-the-new-iPhones-dont-have-sapphire-glass_id60864Towards the end of 2013, Apple signed a deal with GT Advanced Technologies that would see the former advance over half a billion bucks to the later, to be repaid over five years, beginning in 2015. Why? In order to accelerate the latter's progress in constructing a state-of-the-art production facility that will allow sapphire glass to be produced in mass quantities and cheaply.

As you can imagine, many construed that to mean that Apple is thinking of switching towards the extremely tough glass (tougher than Gorilla Glass) with the new iPhones. Now that the iPhone 6 and iPhone ...]]>NewsFri, 19 Sep 2014 09:29:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Fancy-infographic-explains-why-the-new-iPhones-dont-have-sapphire-glass_id60864/commentsChris P.Apple fans respond to jab from Android fans in infographic battlehttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Apple-fans-respond-to-jab-from-Android-fans-in-infographic-battle_id60779Last week, when the Apple iPhone 6 was introduced, Android users made fun of the length of time it took Apple to join the "large-screen" club. When the T-Mobile G1 launched in 2008, the first Android powered handset featured a 3.2 inch screen, trailing the 3.5 inches on the Apple iPhone. But when the Motorola DROID was released, it actually surpassed Apple's pride and joy by .2 inches. From that point on, it was Apple looking ahead at Android's ever-increasing glass.

In an infographic, Android fans also made fun of the specs and features on the Apple iPhone 6, comparing the handset to the ...]]>NewsWed, 17 Sep 2014 09:59:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Apple-fans-respond-to-jab-from-Android-fans-in-infographic-battle_id60779/commentsAlan F.Samsung boasts that more than 1,000 apps can be downloaded on its older Gear smartwatcheshttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Samsung-boasts-that-more-than-1000-apps-can-be-downloaded-on-its-older-Gear-smartwatches_id59801Although Samsung has recently been making a journey into the new-found land of Android Wear with the Gear Live, we shouldn't forget that the tech behemoth also released another batch of smartwatches that were initially powered by Android and currently by Sammy's own Tizen OS. Of course, we are talking about Samsung Galaxy Gear, Samsung Gear 2, and Samsung Gear 2 Neo. The first of the trio saw the light of day back in 2013, whereas its second generation dates back to February, 2014.

Although these gadgets are faced against some ever-increasing and harsh competition, as the market for ...]]>NewsTue, 26 Aug 2014 02:47:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Samsung-boasts-that-more-than-1000-apps-can-be-downloaded-on-its-older-Gear-smartwatches_id59801/commentsPeter K.Infographic shows why manufacturers will keep on producing giant-screened smartphoneshttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Infographic-shows-why-manufacturers-will-keep-on-producing-giant-screened-smartphones_id59349A study by Jana, the findings of which are outlined in the below infographic, offers insight into why manufacturers keep on sticking with the trend of ever bigger smartphone display sizes. Turns out, the reason is pretty simple, at least for the folks that were within the scope of the study (developing countries) -- consumers like big smartphones.

The folks behind Jana polled nearly 1,400 people in Brazil, India, Indonesia, Kenya, Mexico, Nigeria, the Philippines, South Africa, and Vietnam, asking them what screen size they expect their next smartphone to have. The split is best ...]]>NewsThu, 14 Aug 2014 06:11:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Infographic-shows-why-manufacturers-will-keep-on-producing-giant-screened-smartphones_id59349/commentsChris P.Microsoft reveals why you'd want to lay your hands on an extra-cheap Nokia 130http://www.phonearena.com/news/Microsoft-reveals-why-youd-want-to-lay-your-hands-on-an-extra-cheap-Nokia-130_id59350Several days ago, Microsoft further-expanded its portfolio of extremely-affordable feature phones with the Nokia 130. The cheapo flaunts an impressively-low price tag of ~$25 and apart from its classic and timeless looks, the 130 is deeply imbued by all the traits that made Nokia a market dominator many a year ago. While many may overlook such an entry-level device nowadays, it has some clear advantages over its affordable rivals and smartphones alike.

Microsoft decided to highlight the strong points of Nokia 130 via a just-released infographic. Apart from the impressively low price, the ...]]>NewsThu, 14 Aug 2014 04:31:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Microsoft-reveals-why-youd-want-to-lay-your-hands-on-an-extra-cheap-Nokia-130_id59350/commentsPeter K.Where do your favorite mobile features land on the hype cycle?http://www.phonearena.com/news/Where-do-your-favorite-mobile-features-land-on-the-hype-cycle_id59238You all likely understand the hype cycle of technology, even if it has never officially been explained to you, because we've all followed the cycle numerous times with various products and features. The basic idea (as you can see on the chart below) is that every technology tends to go through a cycle of hyper-inflated expectations and disappointment, before finding its groove in the market. Today, Gartner released its 2014 Hype Cycle Map for emerging technologies, and we wanted to take a look at where different mobile features land on that chart.

An interesting piece of the ...]]>NewsMon, 11 Aug 2014 22:28:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Where-do-your-favorite-mobile-features-land-on-the-hype-cycle_id59238/commentsMichael H.Infographic shows the most popular smartphones in North America – Toronto keeps BlackBerry alivehttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Infographic-shows-the-most-popular-smartphones-in-North-America--Toronto-keeps-BlackBerry-alive_id57021iQmetrix provides retail management software for wireless carriers throughout the United States and Canada. With that, they can glean granular data that would provide a fairly accurate picture as to who is buying what type of smartphone, and where.

So, the company cataloged data from specific markets and decided to share some interesting tidbits of data compiled over the past six months (December 2013 through May 2014).

It will not come as a surprise to anyone that Apple and Samsung rule the roost, but not uniformly across certain locales. For instance, in New York City, Apple saw ...]]>NewsTue, 10 Jun 2014 04:54:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Infographic-shows-the-most-popular-smartphones-in-North-America--Toronto-keeps-BlackBerry-alive_id57021/commentsMaxwell R.Check out this new hardware-centric infographic about the Nokia Lumia 630http://www.phonearena.com/news/Check-out-this-new-hardware-centric-infographic-about-the-Nokia-Lumia-630_id56820Last week, we showed you a new video ad about the Nokia Lumia 630, which stressed upon some of the popular apps that are available for the affordable device. Nothing was said about the mid-ranger itself, but today we are treated to an official infographic, released by Nokia, which emphasizes some of the hardware features that make the Lumia 630 click and tick.

The dual-SIM capability of the smartphone is one of the key features that are being stressed upon in the infographic, as it explains that users can enable call waiting between the two SIM cards and thus easily manage their expenses. ...]]>NewsTue, 03 Jun 2014 09:38:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Check-out-this-new-hardware-centric-infographic-about-the-Nokia-Lumia-630_id56820/commentsPeter K.Verizon infographic breaks down the numbers for its XLTE servicehttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Verizon-infographic-breaks-down-the-numbers-for-its-XLTE-service_id56515Now that Verizon has introduced its XLTE service, the nation's largest carrier has put together an infographic containing a number of interesting stats. For example, the XLTE pipeline doubles the capacity of Verizon's original LTE network, assuming that the carrier meets its targeted upload and download speeds. Not all of Verizon's devices are compatible with the XLTE network, but Big Red does have 28 4G LTE devices that support XLTE. That means they support both AWS and the 700MHz spectrum used for the enhanced service. According to Verizon, there are more than 250 XLTE markets in the U.S.

Those ...]]>NewsMon, 26 May 2014 20:44:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Verizon-infographic-breaks-down-the-numbers-for-its-XLTE-service_id56515/commentsAlan F.Moto E: is this the end of the feature phone?http://www.phonearena.com/news/Moto-E-is-this-the-end-of-the-feature-phone_id56068The Motorola Moto E is a special phone yet not for the usual reasons. It does not have a super-fast processor, ground-breaking camera, or a display so sharp that you wonder if your eyes are good enough for it. The Moto E is not great - it's good at everything, but at that, it's excellency comes from its price: $129 off-contract. Compare this to the typical $650 of high-end smartphones, and you'd realize you can get more than 5 Moto E smartphones for the less than the price of one high-end phone.

Motorola is well aware of the fact that the Moto E has a special price and plans ...]]>NewsTue, 13 May 2014 09:32:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Moto-E-is-this-the-end-of-the-feature-phone_id56068/commentsVictor H.Want to know where Windows Phone outsells the Apple iPhone? Check out this infographichttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Want-to-know-where-Windows-Phone-outsells-the-Apple-iPhone-Check-out-this-infographic_id55781Last December, there were 24 countries on this planet where Windows Phone handsets outsold the Apple iPhone. Windows Phone did have a good 2013. Research firm Kantar called it the fastest growing mobile OS in the world. Of course, Windows Phone did start the year with a low base, which made it easier to show a huge percentage gain. For example, in the U.S., 2013 saw Microsoft's mobile OS rise 67% to hold a 5% market share in the stateside smartphone market.

What happened to the platform last year that gave Windows Phone some momentum? Early in the year, Microsoft and Nokia focused on the ...]]>NewsSat, 03 May 2014 12:28:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Want-to-know-where-Windows-Phone-outsells-the-Apple-iPhone-Check-out-this-infographic_id55781/commentsAlan F.A Sony-made infographic wants you to know just how practical its waterproofed devices arehttp://www.phonearena.com/news/A-Sony-made-infographic-wants-you-to-know-just-how-practical-its-waterproofed-devices-are_id55694For over a year now, Sony has been pushing devices on the market that come with IP-certification, meaning that they're dust- and water-resistant. Some of them, anyway, and usually flagship models. Regardless, it would appear that Sony has struck a niche, at least according to a recent poll of ours: the majority of respondents seem to consider such protection a massive plus.

With that in mind, it shouldn't be surprising to see Sony pushing the waterproofed agenda, and this time around it has chosen the trendy infographic medium to relay the message. It turns out that quite some ...]]>NewsWed, 30 Apr 2014 06:09:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/A-Sony-made-infographic-wants-you-to-know-just-how-practical-its-waterproofed-devices-are_id55694/commentsChris P.Galaxy S5's launch weekend US sales share beats the iPhone 5s, we find that Samsung is big in Texashttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Galaxy-S5s-launch-weekend-US-sales-share-beats-the-iPhone-5s-we-find-that-Samsung-is-big-in-Texas_id55487We already know that the new Galaxy S5 is selling well in Samsung's home turf of South Korea, but what about the all-important North American market? Grace to iQmetrix, we now have the first sales analysis for the newly-minted Galaxy S5 in the US and Canada.

The S5 was launched on April 11th worldwide, including on American carriers, and iQmetrix has provided the svelte infographic below, which visualizes the launch weekend stats for the S5 and the iPhone 5s. It also shows the drop in Galaxy S4 and iPhone 5 sales on the run-up to their successors' release. The retail management ...]]>NewsThu, 24 Apr 2014 02:17:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Galaxy-S5s-launch-weekend-US-sales-share-beats-the-iPhone-5s-we-find-that-Samsung-is-big-in-Texas_id55487/commentsDaniel P.Consumer Reports: Smartphone theft in the US doubled last yearhttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Consumer-Reports-Smartphone-theft-in-the-US-doubled-last-year_id55324If there is any silver lining to the smartphone loss figures released by Consumer Reports, it is that despite the growth of the smartphone market, we are not actually losing that many more compared to 2012.

Smartphone losses in 2012, meaning devices that were not recovered, numbered approximately 1.2 million devices. In 2013, losses only went up to about 1.4 million. Considering the growth of the segment, that is not a sharp upward trend. The figures for smartphone theft however, increased dramatically.

In 2012, about 1.6 million smartphones were stolen. The following ...]]>NewsFri, 18 Apr 2014 21:43:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Consumer-Reports-Smartphone-theft-in-the-US-doubled-last-year_id55324/commentsMaxwell R.Premium subscription plan coming to Samsung's Milk Musichttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Premium-subscription-plan-coming-to-Samsungs-Milk-Music_id55311Back in March, Samsung launched its ad-supported free streaming music service, Milk Music, to owners of its Top-Shelf Android handsets. Using an infographic to get the word out, the Korean manufacturer plans on soon adding ads to the free version of the service. But for those who are allergic to advertisements, Samsung will offer a variant of Milk Music with no ads at all, for $3.99 a month. So far, Sammy has yet to reveal exactly when these changes are to take place.

Milk Music has a library of 13 million tunes that can be divided into 17 genres, and played on over 200 stations. Using Samsung's ...]]>NewsFri, 18 Apr 2014 04:38:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Premium-subscription-plan-coming-to-Samsungs-Milk-Music_id55311/commentsAlan F.Check out some interesting facts about Nokia's devices in this infographichttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Check-out-some-interesting-facts-about-Nokias-devices-in-this-infographic_id54446

Roughly a week ahead of Nokia's big event that is scheduled for April 2, the Finnish company released a brief infographic, which gives us a little more insight about some of the stats, encircling Nokia's Lumia and Asha device series. We are also given additional random facts and praising quotes, all connected to some of Nokia's latest devices in a certain way.

Nokia talks big about its smartphones and brags that 11 of its products received various prizes at the Design Awards this month.One of the more interesting pieces of information that caught our eyes is the amount ...]]>NewsThu, 27 Mar 2014 10:34:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Check-out-some-interesting-facts-about-Nokias-devices-in-this-infographic_id54446/commentsPeter K.Top four U.S. corporations based on brand-value: Apple, Google, Microsoft and Verizonhttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Top-four-U.S.-corporations-based-on-brand-value-Apple-Google-Microsoft-and-Verizon_id54061A company named Brand-Finance has just released its ranking of the top 500 brands in the U.S. for 2014 based on the financial valuation of each brand. The top four have a strong connection to mobile. Number one, with a brand value of $104.7 billion, is Apple. The Cupertino based tech titan is on top followed by Google, with a $69 billion value awarded to its brand. Microsoft and Verizon are numbers three and four, with brand values of $63 billion and $53 billion respectively.

Other prominent names in mobile include the $45 billion brand value placed on sixth place AT&T, and the ...]]>NewsWed, 19 Mar 2014 02:36:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Top-four-U.S.-corporations-based-on-brand-value-Apple-Google-Microsoft-and-Verizon_id54061/commentsAlan F.HTC explains how your smartphone can cure AIDS and cancerhttp://www.phonearena.com/news/HTC-explains-how-your-smartphone-can-cure-AIDS-and-cancer_id53751Meet Power To Give – a new HTC initiative, similar to Samsung's Power Sleep, which uses your smartphone's processing power while you are fast asleep to make the world better. Wait, what? Yes, the HTC Power To Give initiative will connect a plethora of smartphones together and dedicate a portion of their processing power to process data and solve scientific problems. According to the Taiwanese manufacturer, if roughly 1 million smartphones connect in a grid and work together, they could create a petaflop of computing power. How much is a petaflop, you may ask? Well, pretty much on par with ...]]>NewsTue, 11 Mar 2014 10:27:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/HTC-explains-how-your-smartphone-can-cure-AIDS-and-cancer_id53751/commentsPeter K.Camera vs. Smartphone: Infographic shares the impact our smartphones have had on regular camerashttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Camera-vs.-Smartphone-Infographic-shares-the-impact-our-smartphones-have-had-on-regular-cameras_id53524It should come as no surprise to you that increase smartphone sales are having a tragic effect on the sales of compact camera systems and DSLR cameras. For most folks, the built-in cameras on their smartphones are easier to use, it is easier to share the pictures, and having everything in one device is economical.

The gang at Treat, which sells customized greeting cards using your pictures to make them more personal and meaningful, put together an infographic showing the impact of pictures in our mobile society and economy.

So just how pervasive is all our picture taking in our daily ...]]>NewsWed, 05 Mar 2014 16:59:00 -0600http://www.phonearena.com/news/Camera-vs.-Smartphone-Infographic-shares-the-impact-our-smartphones-have-had-on-regular-cameras_id53524/commentsMaxwell R.Infographic explores the history of Androidhttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Infographic-explores-the-history-of-Android_id53519If you don't remember Android updates like "Cupcake" and "Donut" and you have no recollection about the T-Mobile G1 (which was produced by HTC, not LG as stated in the graph), you might want to study the infographic below. Even if you know everything there is to know about what has become the world's most employed smartphone OS, you might want to take a look at the history of Android in this form.

The inforgraphic, which was produced by a U.K. gadgets retailer, takes a look at the highlights of each new build of Android, starting with version 1.5 Cupcake, to the recent Android 4.4 KitKat. ...]]>NewsWed, 05 Mar 2014 11:54:00 -0600http://www.phonearena.com/news/Infographic-explores-the-history-of-Android_id53519/commentsAlan F.Samsung infographic shows us how far the Samsung Galaxy S line has comehttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Samsung-infographic-shows-us-how-far-the-Samsung-Galaxy-S-line-has-come_id53137The fifth iteration of Samsung's flagship Android handset was announced Monday in Barcelona as you surely know. Waiting for the new Samsung Galaxy S model to be unveiled has become an annual event anticipated as much as the yearly updating of the Apple iPhone. And my, has Sammy's little boy become all grown up!

An infographic released on Tuesday by the Korean manufacturer shows how the Samsung Galaxy S line started with the OG phone sporting a 4 inch, Super AMOLED screen and powered by a 1GHz processor. The Samsung Galaxy S5 features a 5.1 inch Full HD Super AMOLED display, powered by a ...]]>NewsTue, 25 Feb 2014 07:31:00 -0600http://www.phonearena.com/news/Samsung-infographic-shows-us-how-far-the-Samsung-Galaxy-S-line-has-come_id53137/commentsAlan F.Here are the most compact phones for their screen size (infographic)http://www.phonearena.com/news/Here-are-the-most-compact-phones-for-their-screen-size-infographic_id52529

The screen-to-phone-size metric is perhaps the most viable measure how compact your phone or tablet really is, relative to its display diagonal, or in other words which one offers the largest screen for your now inevitable thumb-stretching.

You can have a device with large, 5.5" panel, like the Note 3 Neo, and yet it it would be hardly larger overall than the Xperia Z1 5-incher, precisely because there is a lot of top and bottom bezel on Sony's flagship. Needless to say we want the largest possible display stuffed in the most compact chassis possible, so check ...]]>NewsWed, 12 Feb 2014 02:07:00 -0600http://www.phonearena.com/news/Here-are-the-most-compact-phones-for-their-screen-size-infographic_id52529/commentsDaniel P.McAfee study shows that 'sexting' is probably more common than you'd thinkhttp://www.phonearena.com/news/McAfee-study-shows-that-sexting-is-probably-more-common-than-youd-think_id52226In the process of embedding smartphones into our lives, we've grown some rather dangerous habits, and it appears that it might be a tad too late to do anything about it. According to a new study carried out by Intel-owned McAfee, a staggering 50% of adult smartphone users are sharing intimate or sexual content with others, including videos, photos, emails, and messages. A mind-boggling 46% of U.S. respondents are reported to have shared their password with somebody else, a figure that is down from 54% -- an improvement, but not a cure.

So what's the big deal? Well, according ...]]>NewsWed, 05 Feb 2014 03:39:00 -0600http://www.phonearena.com/news/McAfee-study-shows-that-sexting-is-probably-more-common-than-youd-think_id52226/commentsChris P.AT&T customers jammed over 600GB of data at the Super Bowlhttp://www.phonearena.com/news/AT-T-customers-jammed-over-600GB-of-data-at-the-Super-Bowl_id52156Now that the dust has settled on some big football game and a bunch of multi-million-dollar-per-minute commercials, AT&T has revealed that data usage is nearly double from a year ago, and peak traffic has quadrupled in the last three years.

AT&T’s network in Northern New Jersey handled the equivalent of 1.8 million social media posts with photos. Total data usage surpassed 624GB for the period of time around and during the game, 60% more than last year’s game.

The peak usage occurred during the hour just before kick-off. Between 5 and 6PM local time, more than 119GB of data ...]]>NewsMon, 03 Feb 2014 21:48:00 -0600http://www.phonearena.com/news/AT-T-customers-jammed-over-600GB-of-data-at-the-Super-Bowl_id52156/commentsMaxwell R.Infographic reveals the top ten dangerous things that we're doing with our smartphoneshttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Infographic-reveals-the-top-ten-dangerous-things-that-were-doing-with-our-smartphones_id52105So what are the top ten most dangerous things we are doing with our smartphones? An infographic put together by insurance firm Protect Your Bubble reveals the answer. And let's go right away to number one. 62% of smartphone users fail to protect their device with a password. Keep that in mind when all of a sudden, your smartphone is lost or stolen. Next, is the use of auto sign in for banking and financial websites. While many don't use a password on their phone when they should, 32% store their private passwords on their phone.

Skipping ahead, number four deals with the 156 million phishing ...]]>NewsSun, 02 Feb 2014 03:07:00 -0600http://www.phonearena.com/news/Infographic-reveals-the-top-ten-dangerous-things-that-were-doing-with-our-smartphones_id52105/commentsAlan F.The rise of "super apps" shown in an infographichttp://www.phonearena.com/news/The-rise-of-super-apps-shown-in-an-infographic_id51470According to MEF, a global trade association for mobile commerce, the market for mobile content has gone through several phases. During the first phase, called Mobile 1.0, consumers used to buy simple customization products (such as ringtones and wallpapers) for their phones. Throughout the second phase, Mobile 2.0, users started purchasing apps and games. According to the association, we have recently transitioned to a new phase, called Mobile 3.0, which is characterized by the so called "super apps". These are gradually displacing conventional pay-once apps by offering long-term subscriptions ...]]>NewsThu, 16 Jan 2014 09:43:00 -0600http://www.phonearena.com/news/The-rise-of-super-apps-shown-in-an-infographic_id51470/commentsPeter K.